Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099

STS-6

Rockwell International launch of a
Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 Rocket

Rockwell International was scheduled to launch a Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 rocket as part of the
STS-6 mission. The launch window for the Communications mission was on Mon, Apr 4th, 1983, 1:30 PM EST from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL. The status of the launch was Success.
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Mission

STS-6

STS-6 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into orbit for NASA, forming an integral part of NASAs in-space 10. It was also the first Space Shuttle mission involving a spacewalk. It was the first mission in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.